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Since structural control of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) leads to control of their physical properties, isolation and synthesis of specific (n,m) structures of SWNTs have been extensively investigated in view of their technological applications. In this context, we developed a novel method for separating SWN…
A novel combined system of irradiation by microwaves and ultrasound is used to efficiently destroy phenol in aqueous solutions via sono-generated hydroxyl radicals and H2O2, in conjunction with the rapid thermal effect of microwaves on polar chemicals. Microwave irradiation enhances the sono-degradation of phenol with…
We report on the morphological variations of SP/H blends containing a poly(styrene- block −2-vinylpyridine) diblock copolymer (SP) ( M w = 130K) and poly(4-hydroxystyrene) (H) ( M w = 14K) with different blend compositions. The structures were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as well as by small-angl…
https://doi.org/10.1021/ma801776y
A bulk, template-free method to synthesize nanofibers of substituted polyanilines is presented. The morphology of the substituted polyanilines changes from agglomerates or micron-sized spheres to a nanofiber network when an initiator, such as p -phenylenediamine, is introduced into the conventional reagents used to sy…
Amphiphilic networks of perfluoropolyethers (PFPE) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) have been achieved to yield optically transparent, mechanically robust films over a wide range of compositions. Telechelic diols of these oligomers were transformed to a photocurable dimethacryloxy form (DMA) and free radically cured at…
The dissolution kinetics of cellulose in sodium hydroxide in the presence and absence of urea at low temperature was studied. High molecular weight cotton linter with degree of polymerization of 850 was used for dissolution study. The cotton linter was separated from the dissolution slurry at different dissolution tim…
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation has been employed to examine the molecular-level orientation and reorganization of model azobenzene derivatives in the interlayer space of layered silicates upon laser excitation in comparison with existing X-ray diffraction data and UV/vis absorption measurements. MD results show un…
Hollow silica nanoparticles can be spontaneously generated without a template on the basis of the porous nature of silica and the high surface energy on the nanometer scale. We show that solid silica particles synthesized by the Stober and microemulsion methods initially develop small pores inside the nanoparticles un…
The classic description of the rate of capillary rise given by the Washburn equation, which assumes that the contact angle preserves the equilibrium value at all times, has been recently questioned in the light of the known experimental dependence of the dynamic contact angle on the velocity of the contact line. For a…
The surfaces of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN) were treated with an atmospheric-pressure oxygen and helium plasma. Changes in the energy, adhesion, and chemical composition of the surfaces were determined by contact angle measurements, mechanical pull tests, and X-ray photoelec…
Nanopatterned brushes of a thermo-responsive polymer, poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate) (PMEO2MA), displaying a collapse temperature in the physiological range were synthesized for grafting diameters from a few micrometers down to 35 nm. The reversible collapse transition of the nanobrushes was studied in wa…
Photoexcitation of a zinc phthalocyanine-perylenediimide (ZnPc-PDI) dyad and a bis(zinc phthalocyanine)-perylenediimide [(ZnPc) 2-PDI] triad results in formation of the triplet excited state of the PDI moiety without the fluorescence emission, whereas addition of Mg (2+) ions to the dyad and triad results in formation…
The aim of this work is to establish a comparison between the solubility of the hydrochloride and non-hydrochloride forms of ciprofloxacin and tetracycline in relevant solvents. For that purpose the solubilities of the non-hydrochloride forms of ciprofloxacin and tetracycline were measured in water, ethanol, 2-propano…
Acoustic cavitation driven by ultrasonic irradiation decomposes and mineralizes the recalcitrant perfluorinated surfactants perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA). Pyrolytic cleavage of the ionic headgroup is the rate-determining step. In this study, we examine the sonochemical adsorption of PFO…
The crystal structure of solvent-free Li2B12H12 has been determined by powder X-ray diffraction and confirmed by a combination of neutron vibrational spectroscopy and first-principles calculations. This compound is a possible intermediate in the dehydrogenation of LiBH4, and its structural characterization is crucial…
Using the model of interaction between two-level systems (TLS) and strain fields introduced in Phys. Rev. B 75, 064202 (2007), we calculate the TLS-TLS interaction. We particularize our calculations to amorphous materials and analyze the dependence of the interaction Hamiltonian on the orientations of the two TLSs and…
One-nanometer-thick nickel hydroxide nanosheets were prepared by exfoliation of layered nickel hydroxides intercalated with dodecyl sulfate (DS) ions. The shape of the nanosheets was hexagonal, as was that of the layered nickel hydroxides intercalated with DS ions. The nickel hydroxide nanosheets exhibited charge-disc…
Three different nanostructures of CuO (wires, platelets, and spindles) have been synthesized by one precursor. First, Cu(OH) 2 nanowires have been prepared by a two-step, template-free, wet chemical approach. And then the transformation from the 1D Cu(OH) 2 nanostructures to a variety of novel CuO nanostructures has b…
Potential step experiments were carried out with a Au disc electrode in alkaline sodium borohydride solutions of varying concentrations and temperatures. Analysis of the current transients for the full timescale enabled the delimitation of the domains where diffusion, electron transfer, and mixed control prevail. Chro…